Lt
Richard A. POWELL

Richard A. Powell
Richard A. Powell - 350th NAV on the Lloyd C. Marks crew was killed in a take-off accident Jan 44, 1944. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)
Army Serial Number: O-808136
Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 350th Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Navigator
Additional 100th Service Notes
Status: KIC
Comments: 29 JAN 44 FRANKFURT (TAKEOFF ACCIDENT)
Comments and Notes
Memo 1:
CREW
2nd Lt Lloyd C. Marks P IIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (Take Off ACCIDENT)
2nd Lt Westley Lundholm CP IIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (TKOF ACCIDENT)
2nd Lt Richard A. Powell NAV KIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (TKOF ACCIDENT)- FROM LT HARRIS CREW
T/Sgt Albert L.DeGregorio TTE KIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (TKOF ACCIDENT)
T/Sgt Joseph A.Makowski ROG KIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (TKOF ACCIDENT)
T/Sgt Maurice V.Anderson TTE IIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (TKOF ACCIDENT)
S/Sgt Charlea H.Challonor BTG KIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (TKOF ACCIDENT)
S/Sgt Raymond J.Scheier RWG KIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (TKOF ACCIDENT)
S/Sgt Joaeph C.Sllvani LWG KIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (TKOF ACCIDENT)
S/Set Robort N.Dean TG KIC 29 Jan 44 Frankfurt (TKOF ACCIDENT)
350th Sqdn. When this crew joined the 100th Group on 1/12/43, The Navigator was Lt Price,
and the Bombardier was Lt Eugene Colman. No further records of those men have been found.
Crew,as listed above, from ACCIDENT REPORT of 29/1/44. Apparently Lundholm recovered
from his burns for he is listed as completing a tour.He was transferred from tho 350th to
the 418th on 17/5/44. See letter of March 1984 from Ken Everett and Copy of Accident
Report,
"On 29 January 1944, 2nd Lt Lloyd C.Marks, ASN 0-746387 and his crew tookoff on an
operational mission too Frankfurt in a B-17G A/C #42-31502 (Terry 'N' Ten). The takeoff time was 0631
and lt was still dark.The weather was overcast at 400 feet with 3 mlles visibility.Shortly after takoff,
the pilot reported he had climbed to 300 feet and had lost all cockpit lighting. The A/C
crashed at 0634 about 3 miles west of the field at Frenze Lane,which is NE of Scole. Lt.
Marks (pilot) and Sgt.Anderson (Engineer)and Lt Lundholm (Copilot) escaped with severe burns
while the reat or the crew received fatal injuries. The A/C was destroyed."
CREW
CREW OF A.J. HARRIS BEFORE HE WAS INTERNED AND RETURNED TO OPERATIONS.. VERY RARE OCCURANCE..
2nd Lt Arthur J.Harris P 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE (Sweden)
2nd Lt John Dutka CP 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE
F/O Morrls C.West NAV 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE
2nd Lt Albert A.Marchiondo BOM 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE
T/Sgt Rene L.Tujaque ROG 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE
T/Sgt Alvin Grasshoff TTE 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE
S/Sgt Donald A.Petrecca BTG 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE
S/Sgt Lester L.Errett RWG 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE
S/Sgt John A.Martin LWG 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE
S/Sgt Frederick J.Kaczynski TG 20 FEB 44 POSEN & SETTIN INTERNEE
350th Sqdn. Crew,as above,is taken from the MACR #2427 microfiche # 807.
On 20/2/44,this crew apparantly flying with 95th BG. Pulled out of formation in
high sqdn. at 5430N 1150E and later was seen to go down into undercast with #2
engine on fire.
This Crew did make it to Sweden where they were briefly interned. A statement
made by Sgt. Donald Petrecca on l7 Nov.l944 is as follows: ". . . Entire crew
except pilot are returned to duty are now in the U.S. I have seen them in U.K.
and off to the States. Pilot was returned to U.K. one month after being
internned. . . . . Have seen official reports telling of Pilot (Harris) having
flown missions after being taken out of Sweden was shot down and is now a
Prisoner of War in Germany."
The statement relative to Lt.Harris was absolutely correct. On 24/5/44,flying as
CP (actually as tail gunner) with a crew piloted by Capt.J.R.Geary, Harris was
shot down and made a POW. See Geary info below.
This crew joined the 100th Group on 1/12/43. At that time the CP was 2nd Lt
James M.Stanley, the NAV was 2nd Lt Richard R.Powell and the BOM was 2nd Lt Charles
R.Fond. Powell was KIC on 29/1/44 with crew of L.C.Marks. No further record of
Stanley & Fond.
Memo 2:
- No MACR.
Burial Information:
Plot:
A
Grave:
17
Row:
3
Cemetery:
Cambridge Military Cemetery
Photos

Moyse, Carleton, Powell, and Stouffer
Moyse, Carleton, Powell, and Stouffer (from the collection of Bill Carleton)
Crew List
1st Crew List
Use your thumb to scroll through the results box below.
| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt | HARRIS, Arthur J. | P/CP | POW |
| LT | DUTKA, John | CP | INT |
| LT | POWELL, Richard A. | NAV | KIC |
2nd Crew List
Use your thumb to scroll through the results box below.
| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt | MARKS, Lloyd C. | P | IIC |
| LT | LUNDHOLM, Westley | CP | CPT |
| LT | POWELL, Richard A. | NAV | KIC |
| LT | PRICE, K. | NAV | NOC |
| T/Sgt | DEGREGORIO, Albert L. | TOG/NG | KIC |
| LT | COLMAN, E. | BOM | NOC |
| T/SGT | ANDERSON, Maurice V. | TTE | IIC |
| Sgt | MAKOWSKI, Joseph A. | ROG | KIC |
| S/Sgt | CHALLONER, Charles H. | BTG | KIC |
| S/Sgt | SCHEIER, Raymond | WG | KIC |
| SGT | SILVANI, Joseph C. | WG | KIC |
| Sgt | DEAN, Robert | TG | KIC |

